Date:         Sun, 3 Nov 2002 21:05:23 -0800
Reply-To:     Paul Archibald <androbus@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Paul Archibald <androbus@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Tiico and California Smog
In-Reply-To:  <200211040405.gA445qs22923@mail.horizonview.net>
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--- Stephen Steele <steeles@HORIZONVIEW.NET> wrote:
> > Their van may either end up sitting in the driveway
> > for years (waiting on CARB exemption), or may take that
> last lonely
> > journey to the scrap heap.
>  OR
> They could sell it to someone in a less restrictive
> state...
> the "scrap heap" comment IS a bit harsh.
> My $.02 worth.
Ya know, I've not been reading all of these tiico comments,
but think that there muxt be a legal way around this crap!
as a fellow Californian, I am frustrated by our inane laws
re autos... My friend Joe bought a tiico engine and kit,
but was afearin' the carb people, so the engine is sitting
in the back of his range-rover waiting as well. Last month
we were picking up parts for the #3 westie, and found a
diesel vanagon with a 1.8 wabbit engine and grabbed that
one as well. for now we are going to install that one and
just wait until we can either get a turbo deisel vw engine
here, or bring his '89 jetta turbo diesel here from
toronto, than he wants to sell teh tiico. I dissagree and
think that there has to be a loop-hole. has anyone actually
sat down with carb and checked what has to be done? the
engine is soooooooo close to the us engine. there has to be
a way.  good luck

Paul(happy with a '80 airhead!)  ;-) but will eventually do
a deisel turbo deisel as soon as I can find a nice diesel
westie with a dead engine.

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